Meow Mix said:
The offending application is 4t Tray Minimizer, which is distributed in an
amazingly large 700K zip file.
That is huge. Average size I'd seen for these utilities is under ~50k.
(There is even one that is 4k, trayconizer; though maybe it doesn't really
count, since its use means starting programs from its shortcuts.)
I did once visit the 4t Tray Minimizer website, but left early, as I wasn't
in the mood to try to figure out how free their freeware version was, with
all the "buy" links they had everywhere.
The problem, I think, is that it not only minimizes to the tray but also
(1) ads a minimize-to-tray icon to the app window title bar and (2) groups
all instances of a program à la Win XT.
Now, that's a feature that might have really tempted me. I have not seen
anything else that purported to mimic the XP grouping thing for previous
OSs.
It wreaked particular havoc with the GIMP.
It's good you posted info about 4t Tray. I checked Google ACF right now,
and nobody had offered their experience with this. All that was there was
one random PL nomination. Without comment. It had not even got seconded,
I don't think.) A lot of times, when we are feeling hesitant with whether
a prog is worth hassling with, it's good to have the ACF archives, to
see if there are positive reviews; or, often most valuable, reports of
bad experiences.
Thanks for the link. I've downloaded it and will give it a whirl.
My pleasure. I don't know how it fairs againstt all the competition,
but it suits my basic minimize needs to a tee.
